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Committee outlines governance, ballot structure and staggered board terms for proposed unifications
Summary
The tentative plans propose five-member governing boards elected at-large at the time voters decide the unification question, with immediate candidate listings on the ballot and staggered initial terms as prescribed by code.
The committee's tentative plans specify governance arrangements for the proposed unified districts: each new district would have a five-member governing board, elections for those boards would appear on the same ballot as the unification proposition, and candidate names would follow the unification question on the ballot.
Marguerite Leone explained the planning group's recommendation that the first governing-board elections be conducted at-large and that initial terms be staggered by votes received (the highest vote recipients receive four-year terms, the others two-year terms) in accordance with Education Code and Elections Code procedures. "The first election of the governing board, will be at large. And thereafter, if the boards wish to institute by trustee elections, they are able to do that following procedures in the elections code and in the education code," Marguerite stated.
Timing for when the question would appear on ballots depends on the State Board's action; Marguerite noted the earliest possible calendar point for State Board action could be July, but no commitment was provided. The committee discussed coordination with the San Benito County registrar for the few affected voters living in San Benito County.
